More stuff on being a ball kid

Now that I have been a ball kid for a women's and a men's match, I realize the women are way more polite. For example, men just say "towel" or "ball," and women actually also say "please." So when I am out on the court with the men who just say "towel" or "ball," I would like to say that adding "please" to your vocabulary would not hurt you. So, I am hoping I get mainly women's matches not men's. Lastly, men sweat about 10 times more than women, so it isn't fun touching a sweaty towel. But, overall, being a ball kid is fun: You get free lunch, Popsicles, dinner, and a tent for shade while you are waiting.

Ball kid time

Today I will be going to the Fifth Third tennis tournament to be a ball kid for the first time. Being a ball kid means you clear the tennis courts after each point the pros play so there are no balls on the court that they could slip on and so the pros have tennis balls to serve. So I cannot wait to get to the tournament, but being a ball kid means you must pay attention to the court so you do not get hit or leave a ball on the court.

Work and camp

I am done with This Borrowed Earth and transitioning to Peter Pan, which is not as bad. But, it has a longer question to answer, so I am hoping that I get this done by the end of the month so I have some time with no work. Now for camps: this is my last one. It started Monday and ends today, so all I have to do now is the project. :)

Tournament time again

I have another tournament this weekend. It has mostly experienced players so I am probably not going to win a match, but I will at least try to win a few points. I am going to be doing another soccer camp (third this summer) next week, and I am looking forward to doing that with my friends. But for the rest of the summer I am not doing much except tennis, hanging out, and my dreaded school work. :|

Tennis tournament awesomeness

I played two matches today and won both. The first match was against one of my friends from school. He started playing tournaments when he was nine. We had a good match that took almost two hours, and in the end it was 6-2,6-2. For my second match (the finals of the consolation bracket) I played another one of my friends who is a good tennis player. It was his first tournament, too. The match was really tough,lots of long points. My feet were throbbing afterwards, but in the end it was 7-5,6-1. So for my first tournament I think I did pretty good.

Tennis tournament

I played in my first tournament today, and I lost 6-3,6-1 in the first round. My opponent was very good, in fact he is the number one seed because he plays lots of tournaments. I had to be tough with him because he changed the score a couple of times in his favor even though he was winning.I play in the consolation round tomorrow. That should be more fun.

resting day

This is my resting day, after all I did tennis and got a haircut (which I hate getting done) yesterday and I don't feel like doing anything, but tomorrow is lunch then laser tag. Over the weekend I am going to a tennis tournament and this is the first one I have ever done so it will be an interesting experience. I am also going to another soccer camp next week. So week and weekends with lots of fun.